As many of you know, I’ve been writing about the need for all of us to “learn from the past, deal with the present, and intercept the future.” And, as luck would have it, I found some of my notes from about ten years ago wherein I examined some lessons from the past and considered…
Remember the fun of word problems from your early school days? Something like the following was either agony or a lot of fun: “Ben is three times as old as John. The sum of their ages is 40 years. How old is each of them?” (Answer below.) Sixth Grade “heuristic” (i.e., steps to follow) 1….
Do we need more “influencers” telling us what to do, or do we need more people who think and act to resolve our challenges. Let’s see if I can influence your thinking. You’re a sucker if you need to always be right. You will ignore/discount information that you disagree with and, therefore, people will tell…
Remember the good old days when many of our problems were well structured and had a simple answer? Teachers gave us problems and we had to figure out the answer. How much is 2 plus 7? What’s the capital of Norway? Simple problems, simple solutions. Too bad life isn’t quite so straightforward. Life is not…
We are often told that “history” will judge us and our actions. But how long do we have to wait? Days? Months? Years? Centuries? Actually, we write our own history every day and we should be our own judge to start. Let’s see if our decisions and actions might stand up to the tests of…
Big picture strategy may belong to the C-suite, but strategic thinking must take place throughout the organization. Basically, strategic thinking is the deliberative thinking that takes place when you ponder how you, your team, your department or your company will succeed now and into the future. My dilemma. I’ve been facilitating strategic thinking workshops for…
Systems Thinking 3 + 3 + 3
Who’s doing the thinking?
You work within a set of nested boxes and it’s your job to keep them mentally aligned. Otherwise, you’ll be blind to emerging problems and opportunities. Plan on spending 90 minutes every quarter with your team to discuss the implications of changes in the larger environments that might affect your plans and decisions. Work on…
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